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Black-spotted torpedo
Torpedo fuscomaculata
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
Possibly present in the Maldives
- English
- Black-spotted torpedo
- Scientific
- Torpedo fuscomaculata
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Rays
- Maximum size
- Up to about 64 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 439 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- DD · Data DeficientData Deficient (DD), assessed 2018
- Record in the Maldives
- Possibly present
Description
A round-bodied electric ray, dull grey with variable dark lines or spots above and white below, reaching about 64 cm. It rests on sand near rocky reefs and stuns fish and cuttlefish with a powerful electric discharge. Touching it can give a strong shock.
In the Maldives
Listed by FishBase as only 'possibly present' in the Maldives.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Torpedo-fuscomaculata.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Torpedo_fuscomaculata2.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.